The best place to find out about homeschooling
is from other people already doing it! There are many, many groups out
there. Some are very active putting on Science Fairs, Art Shows and
Spelling Bees. Others meet on a regular basis and have support meetings
to discus anything from politics, to a homeschooling methods. Some only
get together for field trips. If you do a little research you'll find
the group for you. Often it only takes contact to one person who will
point you in the direction you want to go.

Support
Groups (National) are groups that offer support,
meetings, activities and often a newsletter. Support groups on
this page are listed starting with the largest groups and then
in a pretty random manner.

Email
Lists (National) are another way to receive support
in your endeavors. An email list is something you join and can
post email messages. Email messages can be in the form of a question,
an announcement or a discussion of a problem. Often support groups
will have an Email list. Note: So you can
get an idea about all ofthe groups I researched, the descriptions
you find on this page are copied in tact from the Email List Description.
Gives you a feel for who they are before you go there in person!

Associations
& Networks (National) are groups that are on a larger
scale than a support group who may provide information and networking,
but often are not as personal as a support group. This section
is divided into two categories: gifted and
homeschool general

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Email Lists(National)

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Homeschooling Mensans - educating the gifted child at home Description:
This group is a SIG (special interest group) affiliated
with American Mensa, the high IQ society. It is open to Mensans
who homeschool their own gifted children, or anyone interested in
homeschooling gifted children.

gifted_but_learning_disabled Description:
"The purpose of this group is to discuss issues in
education for students who have been identified as gifted or who
have gifted potential but who also have learning disabilities which
interfere with learning. Education law, teaching strategies, IEP,
Section 504 and any other issues relating to this topic are some
of the issues which are being discussed."

American Mensa Description:
American Mensa has approximately 50,000 members. Five million Americans
are eligible for Mensa membership. Mensans come from all walks of
life and all levels of society. However, they share one trait -
high intelligence. To qualify for Mensa, one must score in the top
2% of the general population on a standardized intelligence test.
As an organization, American Mensa provides intelligent individuals
an opportunity to meet other smart people at the local, regional,
and national levels. Mensans interact at entertaining events and
exchange ideas through a variety of publications. Mensa members
also work to help others in their communities by providing scholarships
and volunteering for community-oriented activities.

Homeschooling
Networks and Associations (National)

Association
of Home School Attorneys (AHSA) - (Link to website) Description:
Welcome AHSA is an informal network of attorneys and legal experts
in the United States supporting homeschooling and homeschoolers
by providing legal information about homeschooling issues, empowering
homeschoolers to have the legal tools they need to meet homeschooling
challenges, and providing a network of attorneys for legal representation.

Association of Homeschool Attorneys AHSA-USA - (Link
to the group's email list.) Description: This list is an opportunity for homeschoolers
to contact homeschooling attorneys and experts about homeschooling
legal and litigation issues.

National
Home Education Legal Defense - NHELD Description:
National Home Education Legal Defense, or NHELD, grew out of a statewide
organization that began in Connecticut as Connecticut's Citizens
to Uphold the Right to Educate, or CT's C.U.R.E. CT's C.U.R.E. was
founded in 1989 and has been instrumental in maintaining the rights
of parents to homeschool without government interference since that
time.

The American Homeschool Association (AHA) - (Link
to a web site)
Description: The American Homeschool Association (AHA),
is a service organization sponsored in part by the publishers of
Home Education Magazine. The AHA was created in 1995 to network
homeschoolers on a national level. Current AHA services include
an online news and discussion list which provides news, information,
and resources for homeschoolers, media contacts, and education officials.

Discussion list for the American Homeschool Association Description:
Home Schooling This is the networking and discussion list for the
American Homeschool Association, a national organization supporting
homeschooling families and anyone seeking information about homeschooling,
from media representatives to researchers to education professionals.

National Home Education Network
(NHEN) - (Link to a web site) Description:
Welcome to the National Home Education Network Were changing
the way the world sees homeschooling!Created by members with all
sorts of homeschooling backgrounds, this website is packed with
helpful and accurate information, up-to-date networking possibilities
and support for those interested in homeschooling.